KRQE News 13 - Albuquerque/Santa Fe Metro

N.M. joins assault on 'Citizens United'

Bill Diven — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:42:45 GMT

Both the New Mexico House and Senate have joined the chorus deriding the Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to unlimited and often undisclosed contributions from corporations and unions.

House OKs educator pension changes

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:23 GMT

The House has approved a proposal to help shore up the finances of a pension program for public school employees and higher education workers.

Feds: Firefighter set up big drug deals

Nancy Laflin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:18:36 GMT

Steve Chavez should never have been hired as a firefighter given his background check and admission he sold marijuana for easy money, Albuquerque's fire chief said Friday in announcing the suspected major drug broker had been fired.

Mother posts reward in road-rage attack

Amanda Goodman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:15:53 GMT

An Albuquerque mother is offering a cash reward to find a driver she says went berserk on her and her son.

Driver's record: 8 DWIs, 0 convictions

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:02 GMT

She's an Albuquerque woman who's been arrested eight times as a suspected drunken driving, but she's walked on the charges every time.

Court tosses House redistricting map

Katie Kim — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:37:12 GMT

The state's highest court sided with the Democratic-controlled Legislature Friday in the battle for new House districts.

Traffic bust tied to meth, burglaries

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:22:53 GMT

Santa Fe Police said a traffic stop turned into a huge bust after detectives found stolen property, including identifications, and chemicals to make methamphetamine

Firefighter linked to cartel dismissed

Dick Knipfing — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:04:06 GMT

The Albuquerque firefighter arrested for his alleged role in a drug ring linked to a Mexican cartel was fired Friday.

Feds: Abq. firm's lies netted millions

Alex Goldsmith — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:02:35 GMT

A federal indictment filed this week alleges the owner of an Albuquerque-based company and his son-in-law claimed the firm was owned by a disabled veteran to get preference on nearly $11 million in cemetery contracts.

Human trafficker draws prison time

Dianne Anderson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:37:01 GMT

A man who lured a North Carolina girl to Albuquerque and forced her into prostitution is headed for prison.

Toxic chemical stench not a meth lab

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:18 GMT

The discovery of what police thought was an apparent meth lab Friday afternoon exposed two Santa Fe officers to dangerous chemicals and resulted in evacuations in a downtown neighborhood.

Court overturns House redistricting

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:12:19 GMT

The state Supreme Court has overturned a plan for new districts for the state House of Representatives and ordered a judge to draw a new map.

Beat cops now enforcing court warrants

Ian Schwartz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:25 GMT

Bad guys and gals better watch out. Albuquerque police officers have new orders and new approach to nab anyone with a warrant.

Police find UNMH stabbing suspect

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:48 GMT

A boyfriend-girlfriend dispute in the UNM Hospital parking garage ended with the woman on the run after stabbing the man in the arm, according to police.

Camera sends pics of thieves to victims

Alex Tomlin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:38:05 GMT

From dumb to dumber, two men robbed a national shooting organization and then stole something that automatically sent pictures of their faces to the group they stole from.

AZ jail escapee caught in Santa Fe

Katie Kim — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:49:55 GMT

A man who broke out of an Arizona jail was caught without incident Thursday afternoon after a SWAT standoff with law enforcement officials.

Fire agreement could save lives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:03 GMT

A cooperative arrangement between city and county fire departments has been talked about for years, and despite the fact that it could save lives, nothing has been done.

Corporate money trails pledge signers

Alex Goldsmith — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:41:16 GMT

Five state lawmakers who signed an Occupy Santa Fe pledge binding them to work to prevent corporations from spending money to influence elections have taken corporate contributions themselves.

Police target crime-plagued hot spots

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:51:18 GMT

Seven people newly arrested or cited prove that a new operation targeting “hot spots” is working, according to Albuquerque police.

Lt. Gov. drops bid for US Senate

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:40:23 GMT

New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez is dropping his bid for the U.S. Senate.

NM left behind of NCLB waiver

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02:01 GMT

New Mexico wanted a break from No Child Left Behind, but when it came to getting a waiver from the strict federal requirements, the state was left behind.

Amber Alert canceled for missing girl

Hawa Konte — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:11 GMT

An Amber Alert issued for a missing 11-year-old Texas girl has been canceled in New Mexico Thursday.

Tip led Santa Fe cops to armed fugitive

Katie Kim — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:09 GMT

An Arizona jail escapee took off from Santa Fe police Thursday prompting three schools to lock down and a callout for the SWAT team.

Alcohol to blame in rollover crash

Matt Mauro — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:23:08 GMT

Cops say alcohol was involved in a rollover crash that sent two people to the hospital.

Judge Murphy agrees to retire

Matt Mauro — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:52 GMT

Judge Michael Murphy has agreed to resign and never be a judge again in the state.

Vaughan's accountant named in suit

Crystal Gutierrez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:11:38 GMT

A new lawsuit has been filed in the Doug Vaughan ponzi scheme against his former company’s accountant who trustees said should have known what was going on and since she didn’t blow the whistle she needs to pay up.

Facility needs notice before you die

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:42 GMT

For Drexel Douglas, losing his mother was bad enough. But when her nursing home decided to keep thousands of dollars in rent for the next 29 days, Douglas got angry.

House OKs repealing illegals' licenses

Katie Kim — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:21:28 GMT

After more than three hours of debate Wednesday afternoon, the New Mexico House of Representatives voted by a wide margin to ban driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.

Neighbors, utility battle stinky street

Scott Daniels — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:03:32 GMT

A bad odor fouls an Albuquerque intersection where an aging sewer line struggles to keep up with demand on the city's West Side.

Sheriffs warned on rural cartel threats

Kim Vallez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:19:22 GMT

New Mexico sheriffs are learning just how prevalent Mexican drug cartels are in New Mexico, how they operate and the best way to deal with them.